Our simple seeker was struggling to abide by the rules and regulations
seemingly demanded by a nameless control freak operating from the safety
of the world wide web, wherever that was.

She had listened to the ominous messages that kept warning her that
her antivirus service was about to expire. So, she purchased an
updated version, but not online. Would that have made a difference?
Not that it mattered anymore.

The old system still had eleven days to go and refused to be replaced.
She didn’t exist. Her name and email belonged to somebody else, she
was informed.

Do you have an alias?

I can hardly remember me.

Then, what are you going to do?

I’m turning everything off. That’ll teach them, whoever they are. I’m
taking time out to enjoy that glorious sunshine.

Problems will not go away, you know.

I don’t care. I did what I could and…